Understand spoken German

"why" in German

warum
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Summary

The German translation for “why” is warum.

Examples of "why" in use

There are 51 examples of the German word for "why" being used:
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Why are you cursing? Warum fluchst du?
Why did Yanni do that? Warum hat Yanni das getan?
Why are you whispering? (you singular) Warum flüsterst du?
Why did you think that? Warum dachten Sie das?
Why do you want to dance? Warum willst du tanzen?
Why so cumbersome? Warum so umständlich?
Why did he get involved? Warum hat er sich engagiert?
Why do dogs chase squirrels? Warum jagen Hunde Eichhörnchen?
Why don’t we start without Tom? Warum fangen wir nicht ohne Tom an?
Why do you keep confusing them? Warum verwirrst du sie dauernd?

Practice Lesson

"why" Practice (29)
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Ah, why?,
And why not?,
Do you know why?,
Tell Tom why.,
We understand why.,
Why are you angry?,
Why are you cursing?,
Why are you here?,
Why are you whispering? (you singular),
Why did he get involved?,
Why did Tom buy this?,
Why did Yanni do that?,
Why did you think that?,
Why do dogs chase squirrels?,
Why does this keep happening?,
Why don’t you come earlier?,
Why don’t you come?,
Why don’t you go to work?,
Why is compliance important?,
Why is everyone so excited?
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Acknowledgements

English source

https://lingopolo.org/dutch/word/why

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